Vocalist and guitarist Kim Jong-jin aims to cheer people up from COVID-19 with remastered LP, cassette tape

Although he doesn't speak Korean, the artist said he was able to find common ground between his music and K-pop. “Although we sing in different languages, both my songs and K-pop are based on similar subjects such as love and broken heart that young listeners can easily relate to.” He has also learned things from K-pop and the local musicians. “Unlike myself focusing mainly on the music itself ...

Kim Chang-wan says Sanullim's music lives on through fans, younger generations

2022 Muse On Day, an indoor music festival, will take place on upcoming weekends starting this Saturday at Watcha Hall in Mapo-gu, western Seoul. The festival is making a return after a two-year break as South Korea continues to lift its COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. Organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency and terrestrial broadcaster MBC, the annual music festival offers an op...

The night then turned into a nocturnal splendor as the massive crowd responded by turning on flashlights on their phones -- everybody in the concert hall was united by his music. The Kid LAROI also prepared a special event, where he invited a fan to sing along with a song on stage. One lucky fan named Vasco came into the singer’s eye and sang along to “So Done” as the singer played the drum. Af...

This is the first opera put on by soprano-turned-director Park Hye-jin who took the helm of the Seoul Metropolitan Opera in February as the first female head of the company. “Romeo et Juliette” is also the first full-length performance by the company since Puccini’s “Tosca” in November 2020. The opera will be performed in French, with Korean and English subtitles available. Tickets range from 50...

Perhaps a reflection of his changed emotions toward music, Paik’s new album is different even in the album design. Instead of using a headshot for the cover, as he had done for many of his previous albums, he used a photo he took on a recent trip to Spain. Most of the photos used in the album were actually taken by Paik, who became interested in photography as a 15-year-old boy exploring the c...

Bae Cheol-soo, Koo Chang-mo reunite after some 38 years for nationwide tour

DJ-turned-producer aims to leave a trace on music’s history with first album

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden as its new music director. The orchestra announced Sunday that the Dutch conductor, 61, will begin his five-year tenure in January 2024. The search for the new music director began earlier this year as the current music director Osmo Vanska decided not to renew his contract, which ends at the end of the year. Vanska ...

”The Disney Book“ is a continuation of Lang Lang’s commitment to music education. Much like his 2019 album “Piano Book,” which brought together some of Lang Lang’s favorite pieces as a way to encourage budding young musicians, ”The Disney Book“ aims to inspire people of all ages to explore classical music. “Seeing so many children who want to achieve the same dream as I did - becoming a pianis...

Kim and Karabits, who has led the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor for 13 years, have performed together several times in the past, including Kim‘s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2019. After the two concerts in Seoul, they will perform the same program in Daegu on Nov. 10 and in Incheon on Nov. 11. Ticket prices range from 170,000 won ($126) to 50,000 won. Tickets...

This year, the festival will expand its potential audience by moving into the metaverse. Virtual interviews with jazz artists, performances in an extended reality (XR), and a backstage tour will take place throughout the festival, exclusively on Naver’s metaverse platform, Zepeto. The 17th festival was held online without an audience, while the 18th festival limited the number of visitors to 2,0...

Pianist Paik Kun-woo, who is known for focusing on one composer at a time, is set to bring the music of Spanish composer Enrique Granados to the stage. In an Oct. 8 recital at Seoul Arts Center, Paik will perform works by Granados, a composer who is not well-known in Korea. They include “Goyescas, Op. 11,” “Los Requiebros,” “Coloquio en la Reja,” “El Fandango de Candil,” “Quejas, o la Maja y el ...

LG Arts Center Seoul is a new performance venue operated by the LG Yonam Cultural Foundation. For the past 22 years, it was located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu. Tickets for the Oct. 13 concert, ranging from 400,000 won to 100,000 won, will go on sale at 2 p.m. on Sept. 1, exclusively on LG Arts Center Seoul’s official website.